Cops: Drunk man shoots gun in his yard

Published 10:02 am, Thursday, August 27, 2015

Justin McCabe, 31, of Stratford will be arraigned Monday, Aug. 31 on charges including unlawfully discharging a firearm, and carrying a loaded gun while intoxicated.

Justin McCabe, 31, of Stratford will be arraigned Monday, Aug. 31 on charges including unlawfully discharging a firearm, and carrying a loaded gun while intoxicated.

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Cops: Drunk man shoots gun in his yard

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STRATFORD — Police say a drunk man fired a handgun several times in his backyard, and then lied about it.

Justin McCabe, 31, of Lincoln Street, will be arraigned at Superior Court in Bridgeport on Monday on charges of unlawful discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded firearm while intoxicated, interfering with an officer, breach of peace and reckless endangerment.

McCabe was arrested recently after police responded to a report of shots being fired on Lincoln Street, said Lt. Frank Eannotti, the department spokesman.

The suspect “was reportedly intoxicated when he fired several rounds into the ground in the back yard of his residence,’’ the police spokesman said.. “McCabe initially lied to officers as to his involvement but investigation and statements by witnesses helped prove otherwise.’’

The suspect was taken into custody after a brief struggle and three handguns were seized as evidence, Eannotti said.